Overview
- TEPCO postponed the planned January 20 restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 6 after an alarm system fault over the weekend.
- A company spokesman said verification checks will run for one to two more days before consulting the Nuclear Regulation Authority on a new timetable.
- The company still targets February 26 for the start of commercial operations for the 1.36 GW reactor, subject to successful tests and regulatory approval.
- Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has 8.2 GW of total capacity, and bringing Unit 6 back online would be TEPCO’s first reactor restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
- Industry scrutiny has intensified as the regulator ordered Chubu Electric to file a detailed report on falsified seismic data and paused the Hamaoka restart review, prompting leadership changes.